If the bourse is small enough, i.e. a large room but no separate rooms, anyone doing anything with a phone could be targetted. The gang announces...
And that is the way it should be. Basically, you need someone who is unimpeachable. We see cases of insiders at banks and in finance using their...
My point was that the higher amount the buyer pays the less likely they are going to bid for common, though mint state coins. People will pay...
I got a result on the "L" counterstamped Bust quarter mentioned earlier; PCGS apparently will not give those numerical grades, but "98" them all,...
The smart ones know how to bury negative feedback in searches of their business or name, there are companies that will do this for you. Yes, there...
This is a paramount concern these days. I know dealers at the Naugatuck show who have been robbed leaving there or even tailed going back home....
Heritage has the best technical information, but is less helpful for consignors and does not offer a coin grading option. 15% remains too much,...
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I would check out auction archives like Heritage and compare your coin to other examples there. PCGS may allow it to cross but not at its present...
I worked with a fellow at a warehouse once where after a heated discussion developed with workers, about how one company's spark plugs were better...
It is well-known that drug dealers will launder their "gross" profits by buying precious metals and then sell them later to throw off law...
Is it only cocaine that leaves residual effects on the bills or do other drugs, like pot, have the same effect?
Thanks GDJMSP! Lost Dutchman has either better eyesight or better computer imaging than I do, or both!
Thanks. I examined a rare date gold coin one of the top buyers was offering at the Pittsburgh show that was in the same TPGS holder as MS62, if...
I saw a nice type I $20 Liberty at an auction the other night and made a conservative bid on it because I could not examine it in person:...
All I can say is that dealers who handle large amounts of cash better get all their ducks in a row when it comes to the law. I have known dealers...
Good points. It is better to take all your expense or business deductions rather than set up red flags with the authorities. I have posted on...
Other thoughts on trust in payments: You are set up at a coin show as a dealer; pretty much anyone can do this. Someone comes along with...
It is kind of like the people peddling fake designer glasses, handbags and so forth at flea markets. Do they get nailed by the authorities? I...
Here is a question I have never heard a response to. Does it matter whether you get a check made out to your business that must be deposited to...
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